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    Kvetch as Kvetch Can: Jew­ish Cartoons
    Ken Krim­stein
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    Fic­tion
    The Swag Man
    Howard Jacob­son
    Essay

    When 50 Hap­pens to Good Peo­ple: Part Two

    Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gur­witch is the author of two books—You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book sin­gle Autumn Leaves (avail­able…
    Annabelle Gur­witch
    May 30, 2013
    Essay

    When 50 Hap­pens to Good Peo­ple: Part One

    Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gur­witch is the author of two books—You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book sin­gle Autumn Leaves (avail­able from…
    Annabelle Gur­witch
    May 28, 2013
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    Non­fic­tion
    You Say Toma­to, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story
    Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
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    Adiron­dack Mendel’s Aufruf: Wel­come to Chelm’s Pond
    Sandor Schuman, illustrated by Kevin Kuhne
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    Thanks. I Need­ed That.
    Robert Alper
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    No Joke: Mak­ing Jew­ish Humor
    Ruth R. Wisse
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    Stand­ing Up
    Mar­i­on Grodin
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    War­rior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maa­sai Warrior
    Mindy Bud­gor
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    Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, & Ridicu­lous­ness for the Gluten-Free
    April Peveteaux
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    Con­fes­sions of a Wor­ry­wart: Hus­bands, Lovers, Moth­ers, and Others
    Susan Orlins
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    Cook­fight
    Julia Moskin & Kim Severson
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    Over­weight Sen­sa­tion: The Life and Com­e­dy of Allan Sherman
    Mark Cohen
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    Bar­ry Son­nen­feld, Call Your Moth­er: Mem­oirs of a Neu­rot­ic Filmmaker
    Bar­ry Sonnenfeld
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    Chelm for the Holidays
    Valerie Estelle Frankel
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